I finally had a chance to take a few pictures of my fermenting brew.
See that pinkish film on top? That’s a SCOBY! I could not get a good shot. It’s actually translucent and had bubbles surrounding it. This is a good sign. I must say that I’m thrilled that soon I’ll be making my own fermented Kombucha. This is the batch that is only Kombucha.
In the above two photos you’ll see the kombucha that I added Black tea and sugar. It’s not growing a SCOBY as quickly as the Kombucha only and I’m perfectly fine with that. I do believe I’ll post on a Kombucha forum that I frequent about the first picture to see if I should let it go a bit longer or start making a batch of Kombucha by doing a second ferment.
I really do love the GT brand, but would much prefer making it myself. With the fizz, it reminds me a of a natural soda, but of course it’s much healthier since it’s chock full of probiotics and has very little sugar. I must say, that I can’t wait to taste and see how I enjoy my homemade kombucha.
I’m glad you are posting info about this and the progress! I have been looking into it for a few years on and off but haven’t pulled the trigger to step forward attempting to do it myself 🙂 Maybe down the road I will…
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@Jennifer, Oh you should take the plunge and start making your own Kombucha. I’m not expecting “perfection” with my first batches. I’m sure I’ll have to do a few tweaks before I get the taste that I want and I’m perfectly fine with that.
I forgot to check on it yesterday, but will do so today and take a few pictures.
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@Opal,
I have heard and seen other people start with a start SCOBY – did you do that or start completely from scratch and ‘growing’ your own SCOBY from ‘nothing’ (hope that makes sense) – I was telling my mom about your SCOBY and Kombucha last night and what reminded me of it was their home made wine they are making right now…
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@Jennifer, I used kombucha to make my own SCOBY, that’s what you saw growing on top a SCOBY with each ferment it grows. It’s been about fifteen years since I’ve actively made homemade wine.
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@Jennifer,
I’ve heard people buying a starter SCOBY and continue growing it. I kind of figured yours was from scratch 🙂
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[…] disc. Initially all I noticed were bubbles. A few days later I noticed a clear film forming on top of the kombucha. Since I already knew about this process, I wasn’t concerned since it would not be long […]